Ghanees

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ghana +‎ -ees.

Adjective[edit]

Ghanees (attributive Ghanese, not comparable)

  1. Ghanaian (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people)

Noun[edit]

Ghanees (plural Ghanese, diminutive Ghanesie)

  1. Ghanaian (person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent)

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ghana +‎ -ees (-ese, -ian).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣaːˈneːs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Gha‧nees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Adjective[edit]

Ghanees (not comparable)

  1. Ghanaian, of, from or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of Ghanees
uninflected Ghanees
inflected Ghanese
comparative Ghaneser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Ghanees Ghaneser het Ghaneest
het Ghaneeste
indefinite m./f. sing. Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
n. sing. Ghanees Ghaneser Ghaneeste
plural Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
definite Ghanese Ghanesere Ghaneeste
partitive Ghanees Ghanesers

Hypernyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

Ghanees m (plural Ghanezen, diminutive Ghaneesje n, feminine Ghanese)

  1. A Ghanaian, person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent.

Hypernyms[edit]